The Violence

This article is about the Rise Against song. For the Darren Hayman album, see The Violence (album). For similar uses, see Violence (disambiguation).
"The Violence"
Single by Rise Against
from the album Wolves
ReleasedApril 20, 2017
StudioRock Falcon Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenrePunk rock
Length3:49
LabelVirgin
Producer(s)Nick Raskulinecz
Rise Against singles chronology
"Tragedy + Time"
(2014) 		"The Violence"
(2017) 		"House on Fire"
(2018)

"The Violence" is a song by American rock band Rise Against. The song was released on April 20, 2017 as the lead single from their eighth studio album, Wolves. Inspired by the 2016 United States presidential election cycle, "The Violence" contains lyrics described by vocalist Tim McIlrath as being about "whether violence is an inevitability of the human condition, or whether it's a choice we make, and therefore, can reject."[1] The song has charted on both Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and Mainstream Rock Songs chart.

  1. ^ "Rise Against Says 'The Violence' Video Shoot Permit Pulled Because It Was Deemed 'Anti-Government'". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-26.